【low battery】MEANIE

i'm

[全世界只有
我們兩人。]

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「there's only the two
of us in this world.」

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Wonwoo really isn't sure what to think anymore after what Seungcheol tells him, but he wonders if him hugging Seungcheol wasn't exactly the greatest decision he's made. And not to mention, "starting fresh", what was Wonwoo even thinking when he-

His phone suddenly rings, bringing him back to reality as he sees the name on his screen.

laptop charger boy

INCOMING CALL

ACCEPT | DECLINE

That's right. Wonwoo's life is different now, and the way his heart leaps when he sees the contact name on his screen reminds him that Mingyu is one of the biggest reasons for his happiness now.

He presses "accept" and when he greets Mingyu, what he hears isn't what he expects.

Mingyu, sounding like he's out of breath, calls his name quickly and frantically.

"Please help. I just need you to be here." Mingyu mumbles between gasps for air. "I just need someone, and I thought of you, I just need-" He chokes and starts to cough.

"Mingyu." Wonwoo says urgently. "Mingyu, I'm coming. Where are you?"

"The grass... area. Field. Soccer. Locker room."

"Soccer field locker room?" Wonwoo asks. "Stay there. I'm coming." He grabs his backpack, throwing it onto his back and sprinting - literally sprinting - towards the locker room. He doesn't mind, he doesn't mind at all. Wonwoo likes Mingyu a lot.

Another reminder that life changes and goes on for Wonwoo.

When he reaches the locker room, he slams the door open, cursing and apologizing to anyone who may have been inside and been startled by the loud noise.

"Mingyu?" Wonwoo calls his name. "I'm here, where are you?"

"Here." Mingyu replies, sniffling. "I'm here." Wonwoo looks around until he finds Mingyu leaning against a locker, curled into a ball, tissues all over the place. Mingyu is crying.

Wonwoo feels his heart crack, and he leans down quickly to look Mingyu in the eyes.

"Mingyu," Wonwoo murmurs gently. "What's wrong? Please tell me."

"I miss my sister." Mingyu whispers, and Wonwoo only feels his heart break more. That's right, his sister passed away...

"I hate the world, you know that?" Mingyu clutches a tissues angrily. "I hate this world so much. This cruel world. These guys in my soccer team - they were making jokes about death and being disrespectful as hell. I got so angry, because it's a sensitive topic to me, and I told them how I felt, and they laughed in my face and just continued."

"Well, they're just jerks." Wonwoo holds Mingyu closer to himself. "There are a lot of bad people in the world. You're one of the few good people." He adds, as cheesy as it sounds, it's the truth.